Posted on 02/27/2012 6:51:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Meryl Streep joined a very exclusive club on Sunday, winning her third acting Oscar for her role as a strident Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady."
Streep, 62, won best actress for her 17th Oscar nomination, the most times any performer has been nominated by the Academy.
Her third win put her in a category with other three-time Oscar winners Jack Nicholson, Walter Brennan and Ingrid Bergman. Only Katharine Hepburn with four wins had more.
She joked about how many times she's been up for acting's highest honors.
"When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America going, 'Oh no... her again,'" Streep said.
Streep played the British prime minister as a senile retiree, as well as a hectoring, dominant figure who instilled fear and respect in her own cabinet. At the film's pinnacle, Streep as Thatcher is the backbone of a nation that goes to war over the distant Falkland Islands after Argentina invades in 1982.
She thanked her fans "for this inexplicable wonderful career" and paid special tribute to her husband, sculptor Don Gummer.
Streep also called out for special mention her "other partner," J. Roy Helland, who has done her makeup since 1982 in "Sophie's Choice," the movie that won Streep her first best actress award. Streep also won for best supporting actress for the 1979 movie, "Kramer vs. Kramer."
Makeup artist Helland won earlier in the night, sharing the award for best makeup with Mark Coulier.
Streep said backstage that when she first saw herself in old-age makeup, "I saw my dad."
"Maybe my dad looked like Margaret Thatcher."
But she and the makeup crew gradually reduced the amount of rubber prosthetics until she looked more like herself.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnewyork.com ...
She was also in one of my favorite movies, “Defending Your Life.”
I have seen both.
My choice was, hands down, “The Artist”; until I saw “Hugo”.
While “The Artist” was innovative, “Hugo” was a much more elaborate film. Both were excellent, but the edge should have gone to “Hugo”
Her greatest acting performance ever was her appearance before Congress regardng alar.
They should have held the awards in Paris, last night.
You had:
The Artist - French Produced
Hugo - Takes place in 1930’s Paris
Midnight in Paris
The War Horse - Takes place in WWI-era France
I think maybe the fact that Scorcese directed it, may have hurt its’ chances.
I didn’t see that one.
Excellent post.
And “the distant Falkland islands” would have been “long-held sovereign territory”.
But, you’re right.. it’s only NBC and so all you can do is roll your eyes and chuckle.
They are clearly pushing the international audience... they mentioned the international audience countless times in their voiceovers as they went to and from commercial etc.
Hollywood is just going global like any other industry, you will see more and more “pandering” if you will to foreign films etc as they try to make sure they take and keep dominance.
I think it was a crime that Ben Kingsley wasn’t even nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Hugo.
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'The Devil Loves Prada' is my favorite Streep movie also. She's the best of the lot today and I love her, but how come she didn't learn anything from 'Prada' about how to dress and do her hair?
To me, she always looks so frumpy. Her hair always looks stringy and untidy and she looks overweight. The clothes she wears are unflattering and make her look bigger.
Prada Streep
Typical Streep
She portrayed Lady Thatcher with a jaundiced eye, there is NO way Hollywood would have produced anything close if a “Kennedy” were the subject. Lady Thatcher was a magnificent human being with real accomplishments and great courage. Meryl Streep is a creepy, overpraised actress with a “goddess” complex. I have no intention of singer her praises, she doesn’t deserve them.
The Artist was incredible and trust me I did not want to go. After weeks of pleading, I finally broke down and went with my wife. We went yesterday afternoon after mass and I must say I was amazed. I thought why go see a film in black and white with zero sound. It earned the Oscar definitely.
Meryl Streep is a creepy, overpraised actress with a “goddess” complex.
I think she is very humble. She is always incredibly shocked to win. I think she genuinely loves to act and could care less about the awards. Plus, she has been married to the same man 28 years....in Hollywood, that makes her astonishing. I applaud her for her family values. Heck she might even vote for Santorum....that would be incredible.
Absolutely. Their audience numbers in the U.S. are down because half of the country can't stand being bombarded with leftist propaganda. Look at the numbers for Act of Valor over the weekend. They have to appeal to the international audience so they can shove their anti-American drivel to a receptive audience.
Regards,
TS
That is one ugly dress in the picture you showed. BTW, I knew you were a lady by your critiques of her. No guy would make those kind of critiques about her hair, clothes and makeup... : )
Streep always dresses in big bulky things that just make her look bigger. They seem to often have a western, hippy or jypsy theme or something. Can’t figure it out.
Her hair is usually hanging in strings.
She looked so pretty and sophisticated in ‘Prada’.
Looks like she would have looked at what they did with her in that movie and learned something.
She is a great actress, but I won’t be seeing her hit piece on Thatcher.
Thanks for answering my question. :)
It actually wasn’t a hit-piece on Thatcher. It shows her triumphs, when everybody loved her, as well as the moments when the Brits hated her (mostly thanks to the left-wing press). In general, I thought it was a personal story, and it didn’t focus on her policies. However, it had some great scenes with the young Maggie putting down the old-boys-network with a few witty, Reaganesque phrases, and does show her as a grocer’s daughter who is always reminded that the privileged class (most of them lefties) think she’s a freak and wish that she’d go back to the grocery store.
Mostly the story focused on how her public life impacted her relationship with various family members, particularly her husband (and I thought their relationship was very true to life and touching, particularly her anger at him for dying and leaving her, since this is something I saw with my own mother).
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